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Protecteur-class auxiliary vessellarger figure on 1 of 1
Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source173.7 m (569 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Protecteur-class auxiliary vessel | Rigid Raider |
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| Name | Protecteur class[source] | — |
| Builders | Seaspan ULC , North Vancouver[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Canadian Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Protecteur class[source] | — |
| Cost | CA$2.6 billion (2015 estimate); $4.1bn (2020 estimate)[source] | — |
| Planned | 2 |
6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Displacement
Single source20,240 t (19,920 long tons )[source]
core crew 239 with 2 × air detachments
Single source199 core crew 239 with 2 × air detachments[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
6-cylinder turbo-diesel
Single source6-cylinder turbo-diesel , 240 hp (180 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 1 (Fitting out)[source] | — |
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| Type | Joint support ship[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 2 × MAN 12V32/44CR propulsion engines 2 × propulsion shafts 1 × bow thruster 4 × MAN diesel generators[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × Ship-to-Shore Connector pontoon systems[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Command & control Lockheed Martin Canada CMS 330 Combat System OSI Maritime Systems Integrated Navigation and Tactical System (INTS) Rhode & Schwartz Communications Systems Surveillance & weapon sensors Saab Sea Giraffe AMB[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × Phalanx CIWS 4 × .50-calibre RWS[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × CH-148 Cyclone each armed with: 2 × Mk 54 MAKO Torpedo 1 × C6 FLEX 7.62 mm (0.300 in) GPMG[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck capable of holding Chinook size helicopters[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Canada[source] | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Troops | — | 10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)[source] |
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| Role | — | fast raiding and assault craft[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform |
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